News: Sharpest Knife Competition at Knives UK 2018 – The Results

It Happened! The first ‘Sharpest Knife’ competition of its kind in a public access show in the Northern Hemisphere. Eyes were opened, hopes dashed, legends toppled, shock results revealed, and a winner who could not believe it! Drama and enlightenment added to a day of excitement at Knives UK 2018, with the vast array of beautifully hand crafted knives and tools, what more could you ask for?

Let the contest begin:

Before it all started.

The testing equipment, a CATRA Hobbigoni, Edge On Up PT50A, and SET.

The runner up.

A Rockstead - didn't expect that.

The deserved Winner. Hand sharpened on stones, then stropped on demin and Autosol.

The leader board at the end of the day.

The Winner.

I was so busy I didn’t have time to get round all the Knives UK exhibitors, so this is a whistle-stop tour that does not do the show justice, merely giving a brief glimpse of it.